Is your safety in jeopardy because of a restraint device jail guards are no longer allowed to use in one county? It all has to do with the ban on leg shackles during hospital visits by inmates and ...

Allegheny County Council is poised to consider rescinding a ban on the use of leg shackles on prisoners at the Allegheny County Jail. And whether or not officials want to debate the contentious issue, ...

When Allegheny County voters approved a referendum in 2021 eliminating the use of solitary confinement at the county jail, they also barred use of leg shackles by corrections officers there. As a ...

Corrections Officers at the Allegheny County Jail are pushing to bring back the use of leg shackles during hospital visits. The restraints were banned as part of a ballot referendum in 2021. Officers ...